Miss Balmain

This is one huge leather fragrance, I find it to be too much so in fact. I cannot compare it to Cabochard as I haven't smelled that in years, but I can compare it to more recently leathers I've...

Miss Balmain is a classic chypre from the 1960's, gets stronger into the drydown. Leathery, clean, with a surprise of pepper as Miss Balmain develops. Quite a bit like Cabochard in the final...

This is a lovely leathery/tobacco chypre that has a clean and fresh smell, a bit like soap. It also contains aldehydes, probably contributing to the fresh/soapy smell. Pierre Balmain said it was...